Description
We played with many recipes and created this spaghetti sauce. It great to use for cooking a large batch and giving to those who have suffered a illness or death in the family.
Ingredients
- Virgin Olive Oil
- Onions
- Garlic Cloves
- Sliced Mushrooms
- Ground Beef
- Italian Sausage
- Italian Tomatoes
- Tomato Puree
- Tomato Paste
- Black Olives
- Dry Red Wine
- Basil
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Thyme
- Paprika
- Sugar
- Salt
- Bay Leaf
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large dutch over or stock pot with heat set at medium
- Add the diced garlic, diced onions and sliced mushroom and brown
- Add the ground beef and italian sausage with the skins peeled off it links
- Crumble the meat as you are browning over a medium to medium high heat
- Brown till there is no pink on meat
- Add the cans italian tomatoes, tomato puree a tomato paste and the sliced olive and mix well
- Use a little water to clean cans and add to sauce
- Add the dry red wine
- Add the basil, oregano, parsley, red peper flakes, thyme, paprika, sugar, salt and bay leaf
- Allow the spices to cook in and let simmer on medium-low heat covered
- I normally let sauce simmer for 2 to 4 hours
- Boil water and cook thin spaghetti per instruction
- Remove the bay leaf garnish the top with grated romano or parmesan cheese